City: Kansas City, Missouri
Food of the day: KC Bleu Strip at O'Dowd's Irish Pub
iPhone song of the day: "Shimmer" by Fuel
Miles traveled: 10
The Baseball Youth Road Trip wasn't the only thing that blew into town on Saturday....the 35 mph winds were right there with us too. But in the face of dirt storms and flying debris, the JustBats.com tournament went on as scheduled, as did we.
The Tiffany Hills Sports Complex was one of the nicest facilities we've visited thus far in our journey; the fields really had a Disney-esque feel to them in terms of the way they were designed and laid out. Kids and adults alike were chomping at the bit for free t-shirts, and the 2009 Louisville Slugger bats received the most attention we've seen.
Today was also the most impressed I have been with the kids who came by our booths and tents. I was raised to be overly polite to anyone who I come in contact with, so simple "thank you's" go a long way with me....especially when they're coming from young children. And this afternoon, I was extremely satisfied with the wonderful manners of all of our excited baseball players and siblings.
Several hours and one hefty "back of the leg" sun burn later, we returned home in time to watch Big Brown's disappointing Belmont run and caught dinner on the "party deck" of O'Dowd's Irish Pub in an area of town booming with restaurants and stores. In true Kansas City/Irish fashion, I enjoyed a K.C. Bleu Strip steak sandwich, which was complemented by a Black & Bleu (Guinness & Blue Moon) beer.
We're back at it again first thing tomorrow morning, so I'm sure I will have more to report in about 24 hours. Until then, enjoy the remainder of your weekend and thanks as always for stopping by.
Chris
1 comment:
I enjoyed your blog this morning. The Irish pub where you ate is located in the plaza area where we took you quite often when we lived there. It was where they held the Easter Parade and we took your picture sitting on those animals! Enjoy your time!!
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